Tag: humanity

Accompanying celebrated academic Katherine Solomon to a lecture she has been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon’s world spirals out of control. Katherine vanishes without a trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against unknown forces to recover the woman he loves.

In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed. He is a kind soul whose presence transforms the whole neighbourhood. This is a heartwarming tale of community and redemption, reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig and Gabrielle Zevin.

When you travel through a new country, you need a guidebook. When you travel through love, heartbreak, joy, parenting, friendship, uncertainty, aging, grief, new beginnings and life itself, you need a guidebook too. As such, We Can Do Hard Things is the guidebook for being alive.

South Africa has been crowned the friendliest country in the world in a recent global study by international money transfer service Remitly. Now isn’t that some incredibly positive news that we can all do with! While this news has been met with both celebration and scepticism, it raises a powerful question: What does this kind of international recognition mean for South Africa’s reputation?

In 2016 Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum reflected on the intersection of technology and humanity. Schwab expressed concern about how technology like smartphones could affect our compassion and connection with others, possibly depriving us of meaningful engagement.

In a world of viral ideas and emotions, who gets to control the narrative? Who gets to be heard? What does power really cost? This is the story of Elon Musk's showdown with Twitter. It explores how the richest man on earth came to control one of the world's most powerful media platforms.

The Harvard Business Review describes the secret of corporate success as "human magic". Unlocking employee potential is a culture where people thrive. This culture allows ambitions, passions and commitments to translate into productivity, results and shared growth.

The Bam family hailed from Goqwana, near Tsolo, in the Transkei region of South Africa's Eastern Cape. This book focuses on six siblings, their ancestors and particularly Fikile and Brigalia Bam. Notably, Fikile and Brigalia emerged as prominent public figures in their respective spheres.

A powerful new novel from the Pulitzer prize-winning and booker-shortlisted author of the Overstory and Bewilderment. Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game. It sets them up for life: Rafi will get lost in literature, while Todd’s work will lead to a startling artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough.

From renowned historian and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari comes the story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis.